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  "id": "shizuoka-earthquake",
  "edition_date": "2026-11-08",
  "section": "Hardware",
  "kicker": "EARTHQUAKE",
  "headline": "Central Japan Quake Injures People, Disrupts Transport",
  "deck": "A magnitude 5.7 quake struck Shizuoka Prefecture before dawn, disrupting transport and injuring people as authorities reported no deaths or tsunami warning.",
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  "timestamp": "11:44 UTC",
  "next_update_utc": "14:00",
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  "topics": [
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    "A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck central Japan early Sunday with its epicenter in Shizuoka Prefecture, injuring dozens and disrupting train services; no tsunami warning was issued. [E1][E3][E10]",
    "The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake struck at 1:04 a.m.; it put the depth at about 40 kilometres in western Shizuoka Prefecture. [E2][E8]",
    "Authorities reported no deaths. They said storefront windows shattered, items fell from shelves and transport was disrupted in parts of the country. [E4]",
    "Injury counts differed: an emergency official in Aichi said authorities had received 16 reports of mostly minor injuries; Chunichi Shimbun and Tokai Television separately reported at least 24 people hurt across Aichi and Shizuoka; Nippon.com reported 21 injuries; and Kyodo, cited by Al Jazeera, said more than 20 people were injured in the two prefectures. [E5][E6][E12][E9]",
    "Local media and authorities said people fled buildings during the shaking. [E7] The Japan Meteorological Agency warned people to be ready for possible strong quakes in the coming week, especially over the next two to three days. [E11]",
    "Nippon.com said the quake measured up to upper 5, the fourth-highest level on Japan’s seismic-intensity scale, and jolted Aichi Prefecture and other parts of central Japan. [E12]"
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